LA Time Machines - Web guide to classic restaurants and bars
 

LA Time Machines - Web guide to classic restaurants and bars
Try latimemachines.com. Don't let the messy home page fool you, dive in to the first group (http://www.latimemachines.com/new_page_7.htm) and you'll be on your way.

Fun! I'm actually shocked how many of these I've been to. (I guess I love old-style restaurants. Old-style anything, actually.)

OK, while I'm waiting for my developer to deliver a file... I've been to...

Anna's Italian
The Apple Pan
Astro's Family Restaurant (with mp)
Barragan's Mexican
Bob's Big Boy
Canter's Deli
Du-Par at the Farmer's Market (With KB/GG)
El Cid (with NA/E/EH/Tref)
Encounter
Frank's Steak House (with EH - this was our Burbank hangout!)
Formosa Cafe
Hop Louie
McDonald's first location
Miceli's (an oft-date-night with Tom)
Musso and Frank Grill
Norm's Restaurant
Papa Cristo's Greek Tavern (just last weekend, for the first time!)
Pig 'N Whistle
Pink's
Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles (with LibraryVixen and EH)
Sutton's North Hollywood Diner

You might enjoy this as well then:

Great Los Angeles Restaurants That Ain't There No More

I see some swanking opportunities!

I want to try this place out (it's on the list)!

I'm in! And I've always wanted to do a Clifton's swanking.

In honor of this thread, I stopped at Canter's to pick up dinner on the way home from work. (Just now.) Damn but they put too much cream cheese on a bagel! I'm not usually one to complain about that but there was about a 1:1 bagel:cheese ratio and I'm pretty sure that's not a good idea. Culinarily or heathwise.

I'm also amazed at how many of these restaurants I've been to.

I'm sad to know that La Fonda has closed. We tried to go to Langers one night with MP & H but they close early. It's in a really nice area. :rolleyes:

I spent many a night at El Coyote drinking cheap margaritas and eating chips and salsa. My other favorite place of my youth was the Frolic Room. It was pretty old school before the Pantages was brought back from near death.

However, I've never been to the Americana, which I drive by on a regular basis.

Must have swankings.

THe Bahooka is on my list being close to my work place - but it has a reputation from back in the day when rules were more lax, for lunchtime cocktails and wasted afternoons so I have a hard time talking co-workers into going.

It doesn't necessarily need to be a swanking, but I do recommend Chili John's Restaurant in Burbank if you are local (about half way down on this page).

LaFonda has reopened, apparently

Amazingly, I've been to several spots, still not yet to Pink's or Pig N Whistle.

Wonderful! I've been to:

Anna's Italian Restaurant
The Apple Pan
Bob's Big Boy
Canter's Deli
Dresden Room Restaurant
Dupar's Restaurant
El Cid
El Coyote Mexican Restaurant
Frank's Steak House
Formosa Cafe
Gallery Restaurant
Grand Central Public Market
Norm's Restaurant
Original Pantry Cafe
Philippe The Original French Dipped Sandwiches Restaurant
Pink's Hot Dogs
Red Lion Tavern
Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles

No time to review the bar list; must get ready for the Farmer's Market.

Definitely up for swanking these places out. :)